The title of this blog comes from a Gaelic expression -"putting on the poor mouth"-which means to exaggerate the direness of one's situation in order to gain time or favour from creditors.

29 May 2012

Yet another Al Qaida number two meets his demise

Today's Independent reports the death of yet another al-Qa'ida second-in-command. This time The organisation's number two in Afghanistan was killed in a NATO air strike.

The attack in the easter Kunar province killed Sakhr al-Taifi , who frequently travelled between Afghanistan and Pakistan, carrying
out commands from senior al-Qa'ida leaders.

The coalition said
al-Taifi was responsible for commanding foreign insurgents in
Afghanistan and directing attacks against coalition and Afghan forces.
He also supplied weapons and equipment to eastern insurgents and
transported fighters into Afghanistan.

The report goes on to say that al-Qa'ida's is believed to have only a nominal presence in Afghanistan.

Once again I must wonder how many number twos does Al Qaida get through? Given the number killed over the last ten years or so it must be the most perilous job on the planet! On the other hand the expression dead man's shoes does not mean a long wait for a lift up the career ladder.

Afghanistan's next number two is a small rock 3km north east of Kandahar

About Me

Born Bonaparte O'Coonassa in Corkadoragha where the the torrential rains are more torrential, the squalor more squalid, the hopelessness more utterly hopeless than they are anywhere else. Actually I'm Shaun Downey and I live in Romford which is probably worse (Romford, that is, not my name!)